Not about sales but about shopping

My Chicwear.com.my package is here!

Whee! After reading about Giddy Tiger’s experience shopping on Chicwear.com.my I surfed on over and investigated the site. Lo and behold! They are having a sale! So, I checked out their hot picks and picked up a nightgown for a mere RM39 from the normal retail of RM129!

The package came today - in a lovely red box.

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And nestled inside, nicely wrapped up in thin tissue and prettily presented, was my nightgown. It looks and feels soft and satiny. The stitching looks well done and the material is slightly thicker than usual satin which I would expect would make for it to fall better.

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You cannot beat them for presentation though. I can just imagine how this would look were it to have come as a gift! I’ll review Chicwear.com.my another day. For now, I’m dying to go home and try it on to see if it fits.

November 16, 2007 | Filed Under Fashion, My Buys, Online shopping, Star Buys | 4 Comments 

Look at Blook - fashion retail store

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I used to frequent Blook when it was 2 shop lots in Bangsar. They had trendy and contemporary clothes at very affordable prices which made it an attractive shopping experience. Their sales were also a very good time to pick up past season items at good prices.

Recently, Blook underwent some form of  rebranding and transformation and they are now one big clothes boutique on Jalan Telawi (down from McDonalds) with a slightly more upmarket feel to the layout of the place. I’m happy to note however, that the prices of the clothes were not similarly raised.

Blook now has a section for evening dresses at very affordable prices - between RM129-RM300 and I think it would be a good place to start looking, for those who have  dinners to attend or even proms. Some of the tops did have a little bit of an “aunty” look about them, but I suppose they cater to different tastes and different age groups who go through the store.

I rather liked some of the tops I saw there. I’m on the lookout for tops - shirts, blouses - and I liked what I saw. Blook is presently having a Year End Sale from now until November 30. There are items going for up to 70% off which is a steal!

I popped by and got a dress last weekend for 50% off i.e. RM39.50 down from RM79. I did try on many other sale stuff, but nothing else caught my fancy. There were some previous season dresses going for about RM40 which is a steal, if you can wear them or have an occasion to.  Maybe I’ll check out their other outlet in 1 Utama this weekend to see what else I can scoop up.

Blook outlets are found at Bangsar (Telawi), Bandar Utama (1st Floor 1 Utama) and Subang Parade. They have an outlet called Elo as well, for accessories.

November 13, 2007 | Filed Under Fashion, My Buys, Sales | 2 Comments 

What I got from the Lancome warehouse sale

I haven’t been doing a lot of warehouse sale-ing. But I couldn’t pass up the chance to go to the Lancome warehouse sale which is on today and tomorrow. I haven’t been for a cosmetics sale in a while, plus I was meeting up with a friend there.

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Anyway, this is all I ended up with from the sale. 3 tubes of Biotherm Sunfitness 50SPF sunscreen (not all mine) and a tube of Flextencils mascara in brown. I really like the Flextencils mascara which I have reviewed. I hear its already discontinued so I decided to only get 1 tube. Mascara dries up fast and I didn’t want to run the risk of having old stock on hand.

The Flextencils mascara cost RM50 (RRP RM90) and the Biotherm Sunfitness sunscreen cost RM40 a tube (RRP RM85). Not super duper cheap, but still lots of savings.

If you are familiar with the Lancome warehouse sales, I have to say that this one is rather small. The only makeup they have is by Lancome (lipsticks, juicy tubes, eyeshadows, palettes, foundation, blushes) and Biotherm foundation and makeup base (RM70). They have lots of Lancome and Biotherm skincare and a smallish selection of perfumes.

I’d say this is the smaller Lancome warehouse sale as opposed to the large one which usually has Shu Uemura and Giorgio Armani cosmetics on hand as well as loads and loads of perfumes. But if you are a Lancome or Biotherm skincare and cosmetics user, this would be a good sale to hit. :)

Here’s the sale info:

Location: Ballroom 1 & 2 10th Floor, Crown Princess Hotel, City Square centre

Time: 1 Nov 2007 12pm to 8pm, 2 Nov 2007 10pm to 6pm.

Have fun!

November 1, 2007 | Filed Under Beauty, My Buys, Sales | 6 Comments 

Cheap and excellent black eyeshadow

milani Giddy Tiger over at Kaki Shopping asked me what I have found that is cheap and good, preferably for RM10 or under. Well, GT, I couldn’t come up with anything that I have found locally under RM10. There have been but I cannot come up with anything off hand.

However, one of the cheapest and best black eyeshadow I have used is by Milani Cosmetics, which isn’t found in Malaysia. The colour is Storm which is a dark black shadow with multi-coloured shimmer. Its really awesome.

This was purchased for me by a friend for about US$1.99 (RM6.80) so that puts it in the under US$10 and under RM10 category I guess ;) And here is how I use black eyeshadow. If you or a friend has access to Milani cosmetics, grab Storm. Its cheap and excellent!

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Name something you have bought that was worth every penny you spent, and add it to the list below. Feel free to spice it up with a photo or two. The catch is that the amount must not exceed 10 units in whatever currency you are using.
e.g. If you shop in Malaysia, list down something good you’ve bought for RM10 or less. If you shop in US, list down something you’ve purchased for US$10 or less.

1. Gorgeous ethnic earrings from Beadszone (3 pairs for RM10) - Kaki Shopping

2. Excellent black eyeshadow by Milani Cosmetics - All about Shopping!

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I’d like to know how these other shopping girls fare in the budget department so, here’s on to you:

Let us know of your fab finds under RM10!

October 11, 2007 | Filed Under Beauty, My Buys, Star Buys | 1 Comment 

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